~How I live my life~

I live my life based on my own beliefs of what is right and good in this world. The roots of my beliefs? All life has been created equal and thus deserves equal respect. Also, treat others the way you wish to be treated in return.


Every living creature in this world has its own life, its own spirit, and its purpose as a part of the interconnected web of life that rules our world. Thus, it destroys me inside to see such pain and suffering throughout the world as people fight, poach wildlife, and spray insecticides all over the place. They clear beautiful sand dunes covered in sea oats along the beautiful beaches in many places and replace them with hotels, condos, or resorts as a result of capitalism.. [Boo capitalism! >:( ] which then causes the wildlife of these areas to be displaced from their homes and thus makes it hard for them to survive. We have lost so much diversity and abundance of life because of all the things we do to make our lives more comfortable or fun. We pump all kinds of chemicals, carbons, and other unnatural substances into our atmosphere, waters, and the ground itself...


& all I see.... is a dying world........


There's too many of us.............. we can't even support our numbers anymore.............. which leads to economic crisis, war, starvation, and disease.


I wish there was some way I could put a stop to it all and open people's eyes. All we'd have to do is simply have less children and over time the overall human population would drop in number. Then we'd have more resources to go around to ALL the peoples of the world. Thus, putting an effective end to all the strife around the world. With less people, we'd have less of an impact on the environment and thus wildlife would be able to rebound from all the damage we have caused. The abundance of life would return~ though nothing can be done now about the loss of diversity...... once a species is gone, it's too late..............


As for treating others the way I wish to be treated.. I don't limit this to just people. I extend this to all life around me. Even the annoying mosquitoes which I'm allergic to and detest... I wear biodegradable repellents or simply wear long clothes to prevent them from biting me and thus ending up squashed by my immediate, instinctive reaction. Keh~^^


I want people to treat me with respect, kindness, and honesty. So I treat everyone around me with these virtues. I am honest; I'm nice about it unless there's no other way to avoid being brutally honest. I give love and kindness to everyone around me. I ALWAYS put myself in the other person's shoes to try and understand their position so that I can provide them with the best possible advice or at least avoid judging them too harshly without even understanding anything. And, no matter how badly treated I am, I STILL treat the offender with the respect they deserve. Why should I stoop down to their level when I can be the bigger person and simply walk away and never associate with them again?


Now, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time. But when I make a mistake, I don't try to shift the blame.. I admit the mistake and take the blame freely as this is part of being honest. Mistakes don't make the person. Deeds & actions do. If you are honest, admit you were at fault, and apologize for your transgressions, people are more likely to forgive you and you are more able to learn from them. If you refuse to admit that you even made a mistake, then you can never learn from it and will continue to make that same mistakes over and over again.


The key to being a better person is introspection and seeking to truly understand both yourself and others. If you want to be a good person, you can be.. all you have to do is simply choose to be.... then reach out your hand with a genuine smile and open your heart to those around you~


If we were all to do this, who knows how wonderful our world could be~^^♥